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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Sport

Sport, 1928

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Bowls Grafton Bowling Club Saturday's Games

Daily Examiner · Monday 2 January 1928 · page 2

Five visitors were amongst the players on the Grafton green on Saturday. Three hailed from Queensland and two from this State Two of the Queenslanders were…

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Golf Seaside Competitions G. Morrison Wins Open Handicap

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 4 January 1928 · page 4

Players from a number of clubs in different parts of the State took part in the golf tournament at Port Macquarie on Boxing Day. The championship (36…

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WON £1000 at Races Well-known Man Missing. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 4 January 1928 · page 5

It is stated that John Stewart Mares, a well-known city business man, who has been missing from his home since Thursday last, won more than £1000 at the…

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Bowls

Daily Examiner · Thursday 5 January 1928 · page 1

At a bowling carnival at Stanthorpe (Q.) on Monday, last, Murwillumbah won the rink championship, after a great fight with Sandgate. The Murwillumbah…

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Golf Sarzen Wins Miami Tournament. Miami (Florida)

Daily Examiner · Thursday 5 January 1928 · page 5

Sarzen with 29S, won the Miami Beach open golf purse of £700. Farrell and the Australian golfer, Joe Kirkwood, tied for second with 295…

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Seelands Cricket

Daily Examiner · Friday 6 January 1928 · page 2

On Boxing Day a very enjoyable time was spent, when the Eatonsville team visited Seelands, and secured a victory, winning by 181 runs. T. MeLucas played…

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Cricket. Upper Clarence Association Position Reviewed

Daily Examiner · Friday 6 January 1928 · page 1

The third round of the Upper Clarence Cricket Association competition will conference to-morrow. In the round must concluded many good games were played, and…

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Urunga . Golf Club Ball Pine Display of Fancy Costumes

Daily Examiner · Friday 6 January 1928 · page 3

Under the auspices of the Urunga Golf Club a grand' masquerade plain and fancy dress ball took place on Monday night last at the School of Arts Hall, Urunga…

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Our Colors Brisbane Racing Inquiry a Jockey's Evidence. Brisbane

Daily Examiner · Friday 6 January 1928 · page 4

The adjourned inquiry, into the, running of Our Colors in the Second Novice Handicap at Ascot on New Year's Day concluded, to-day when the stewards…

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Swimming Ryan Wins at Melbourne. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Saturday 7 January 1928 · page 6

At the City Baths last night Ryan, of Manly, won the 440 yards swim, covering the distance in five minutes 36 seconds. Sedwick (Manly), was second, and…

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Bowls Final of Championship To-day

Daily Examiner · Saturday 7 January 1928 · page 4

The final for the championship of the Grafton Bowling Club will be played this afternoon, between A. C. Hockey and R. R. Smith. The game is timed to…

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Boxing George Cook May Return. London

Daily Examiner · Saturday 7 January 1928 · page 7

George Cook fights Bartazzolo heavy weight champion of Milan, at the end of this month. Cook says that as there is nothing doing in England he will probably…

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Tennis Player Knocked Unconscious by Ball

Daily Examiner · Saturday 7 January 1928 · page 4

Mr. Neil Flint was knocked unconscious while playing a game of tennis on Tuesday afternoon last at Tenterfield. The accident occurred on Mr. W. Greig's court…

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Heavier Taxation? Country Racing Clubs. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Saturday 7 January 1928 · page 7

The Government will shortly review the question of taxation of country racing clubs. A scheme under consideration involved reduced taxation for Newcastle…

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Swimming Miss M. Mealing's Record. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Monday 9 January 1928 · page 2

At the Domain Baths yesterday, Miss M. Mealing established a world's record when she coered 110 yards backstroke over the straight course in 1.28 2.5secs…

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Cheaper Tennis Balls. London

Daily Examiner · Monday 9 January 1928 · page 2

As a sequel to the British Lawn Tennis Association's determination to enforce a reduction in the price of tennis balls, Spaldings, Ltd., have reduced first grade…

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Bowls Grafton Club Championship A. Hookey Wins After Keen Contest

Daily Examiner · Monday 9 January 1928 · page 4

The victory of A. C. Hockey by the narrow margin of two points over R. R. Smith in the final of the Grafton Bowling Club championship last Saturday placed…

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Gift of £10,000 Home Turned Down by Golf Champion. New York

Daily Examiner · Monday 9 January 1928 · page 5

Bobby Jones has announced that he will not accept the £10,000 house tendered him by a group of 100, admiring friends in honor of his winning the British open…

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Country Week Tennis. Jetty Teams Games

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 10 January 1928 · page 3

At the Country Week Carnival in Sydney on Friday Coffs Jetty team met Canberra 1. The latter had an easy win. Canberra were the…

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Sportsmen Praise for Waratahs Entertained by Rugby Union. London

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 10 January 1928 · page 5

The Rugby Union entertained the Waratahs and England's team at dinner at the Cafe Royal. The president, Admiral Royds, was chairman, and many past and…

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